Please check out the following technologies we can utilize in the event of school closure:
Edline
Already in place.
MS Education
Free. A "free online service to publish and share Microsoft Office Word documents, Office Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations. Students can get class information from anywhere they have Internet access." http://www.microsoft.com/education/classworkspace/default.aspx
GoogleApps for Education
Free through 2010. "Google Apps Education Edition is a free suite of hosted communication & collaboration applications designed for schools and universities." http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/
GoogleApps for Education requires Gaggle.net filtering to be CIPA compliant
Moodle
Free. "Open-source community-based tools for learning."
Probably too difficult for most of our learners. http://moodle.org/
rCampus
"A Collaborative Learning Community."
Free. Probably too difficult for most of our learners. www.rCampus.com
Blackboard
"At Blackboard®, we’re focused on helping institutions at all levels drive learner achievement by creating personalized and engaging learning experiences, the kind that when achieved on a wide scale can bring about big and measurable change in learning outcomes." http://www.blackboard.com/
Elluminate
"Elluminate goes beyond web conferencing with best-in-class web, audio, video, and social networking solutions that help you create a 21st century teaching, learning, and collaboration environment." http://www.elluminate.com/accessibility/index.jsp
Edline
Already in place.
MS Education
Free. A "free online service to publish and share Microsoft Office Word documents, Office Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations. Students can get class information from anywhere they have Internet access."
http://www.microsoft.com/education/classworkspace/default.aspx
GoogleApps for Education
Free through 2010. "Google Apps Education Edition is a free suite of hosted communication & collaboration applications designed for schools and universities."
http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/
GoogleApps for Education requires Gaggle.net filtering to be CIPA compliant
Moodle
Free. "Open-source community-based tools for learning."
Probably too difficult for most of our learners.
http://moodle.org/
rCampus
"A Collaborative Learning Community."
Free. Probably too difficult for most of our learners.
www.rCampus.com
Blackboard
"At Blackboard®, we’re focused on helping institutions at all levels drive learner achievement by creating personalized and engaging learning experiences, the kind that when achieved on a wide scale can bring about big and measurable change in learning outcomes."
http://www.blackboard.com/
Elluminate
"Elluminate goes beyond web conferencing with best-in-class web, audio, video, and social networking solutions that help you create a 21st century teaching, learning, and collaboration environment."
http://www.elluminate.com/accessibility/index.jsp